line officer
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of line officer
An Americanism dating back to 1840–50
Example Sentences
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The Navy ultimately allowed Greitens to become a general unrestricted line officer at a support center in St. Louis at his current rank, lieutenant commander.
From Washington Post ● May 31, 2019
I’ve been a line officer and a field officer, and those would not be easy decisions to make.
From Washington Times ● Sep. 21, 2015
Polis countered, “She may have been a fine line officer and cop on the beat, but she’s a terrible agency head.”
From Washington Post
Black-browed Annapolisman "Min" Miller is a line officer and a naval aviator.
From Time Magazine Archive
I may be only a poor line officer and you one high in power, but by Heaven!
From A Daughter of Raasay A Tale of the '45 by Stuart Travis
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